@inproceedings{426130a607a34d30875e1a69f6ac6303,
title = "Balanced machine workload dispatching scheme for wafer fab",
abstract = "A fab-wide dispatching scheme called Balanced Machine Workload (BMW) which considers k-machine look ahead and J-machine look back is proposed. This research is motivated by the Minimum Inventory Variability Scheduling (MIVS) policy which considers the inventories at the next K-steps and the previous J-steps. Instead of looking at the fab flow from the step viewpoint, the BMW dispatching scheme looks at it from the machine viewpoint. The proposed dispatching scheme checks the workload of K-downstream machines and J-upstream machines for multiple products where K and J are dynamically calculated based on the current line status. Simulation results demonstrate the superior performance of the BMW dispatching scheme over MIVS.",
keywords = "Dispatching, Fab, Scheduling, Workload",
author = "Myoungsoo Ham and Fowler, {John W.}",
year = "2007",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/ASMC.2007.375069",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "1424406536",
series = "ASMC (Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference) Proceedings",
pages = "390--395",
booktitle = "2007 IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, ASMC",
note = "2007 IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, ASMC ; Conference date: 11-06-2007 Through 12-06-2007",
}